[OKDXA] 5B DXCC here

[Kenneth Case]

Hi John,

I just cranked up the e-mail for the first time in several days.  So pleased to see your accomplishment!  Congratulations!  You now have 6 bands knocked down, and 12m and 30m are probably not far behind.  

73 Ken K5KC




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From: John Geiger <aa5jg at yahoo.com>
To: okdxa at mailman.qth.net
Cc: suejim at geneseo.net; AD5VJ <rtnmi at sbcglobal.net>; nn9k at arrl.net
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 8:55:06 PM
Subject: [OKDXA] 5B DXCC here

I went to the mailbox today to find my 5BDXCC (#6469) and 17 meter DXCC certificates!  The 5BDXCC was earned with 100 watts and nothing larger than a Cushcraft MA5B 2 element yagi.  I used either a vertical, dipole, or random wire on 40 and 80, and a dipole or vertical much of the time on 20-10.  If I got back thru the logs I probably got 100 countries on 20, 15, and 10 with the dipole or vertical!  Still can't believe I got 5BDXCC!

I am not bragging about antennas and power level, I just wanted to show what can be done with a minimal setup if you have some persistance-it only took me 27 years to get 5BDXCC but then I took a couple of years off at the peak of cycle 22 while in college.

73s John AA5JG


      

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